Emission testing station needed in Aurora:Aurora should have its own emission testing station rather than trekking over to DuPage County every two years. It was so handy when we only had to go to Sullivan Road. We have 200,000 residents, but DuPage County always received priority over Kane. It’s like we are the poor relatives.

Left-wing system coddles criminals:Street gangs in Chicago, Aurora, Elgin, or wherever convict and sentence their targeted victims to immediate death by firing squad. If and when these killers are caught, they receive the best defense civil rights attorneys can freely provide. This left-wing system of coddling criminals is another reason fed up Republicans voted for Trump while there is still an America to try to save.

ACLU’s hand in panhandling law: Front page Beacon story, the ACLU is at it again. Panhandling no longer a crime. Homeless exercise their First Amendment rights. This is all the so-called homeless need, encouragement. If you are a pedestrian, within a few blocks of an establishment that sells liquor, you’re in for it now. As if they didn’t have enough guts already.

Legalizing panhandling not a good idea: Oh boy, panhandling is legal now. I didn’t know it was illegal because they are everywhere you look. There’s somebody holding up a sign. Good luck cleaning up the downtown when people go in there and will be approached for money. They don’t just hold up a sign, they come up to you and ask for $2 or a cigarette or something. Hesed House provides food, shelter and clothing, so you are pretty much enabling them for their substance abuse, alcohol, cigarettes, drugs, whatever it is. There was a guy who use to be a regular out at the McDonald’s on Union Street faking a limp. Then he would be miraculously cured and go into Walgreens there and buy a bottle of booze. It’s a bad idea.

What’s next for ACLU?:It’s wonderful how the ACLU looks out for the downtrodden such as panhandlers. I feel next they will advocate for armed robbers telling us they deserve more consideration and cooperation. After all, they are sticking their necks out in a dangerous profession.

Don’t pick on senior drivers: Here we go again, a 24-year-old woman didn’t stop for a school bus and killed three children. You had to read the whole article to find out she was 24 years old. Inside the paper, a woman hits a dilapidated home’s gas meter and right away under the picture it says 74-year-old woman crashed into a building. Why is everybody against old people driving?

Socialism not a good idea: I see Fox News — you know, the real news people — have an interesting article on how 31 percent of millennials favor socialism. Do they have any idea what’s involved with that? If they went that route, this country would collapse on itself in no time at all. Maybe somebody with a real brain, not just these college professors and not just that old doddering fool Bernie Sanders, ought to talk to them and explain what socialism involves and maybe take a field trip to Venezuela and see how they live.

Kanye, Kid Rock advising Trump: I know a lot of people love Donald Trump, but I can’t come on board with a person who’s tearing us apart just because he wants to keep his base. He doesn’t talk about bringing us together. We are so divided that it’s scary. I am looking at the TV, and he has Kanye West and Kid Rock, who disrespected the White House, talking about prison reform. Kid Rock? Kanye West talking about violence in Chicago? Is that the best he could do? Give me a break. What kind of president is this?

Reopen mental hospitals: When is the state of Illinois, and the country in general, going to reopen mental hospitals? These people have problems. They are released on their own to live in apartments, and then they harass and beat up people. But they are taking their medicines, so that’s OK. Open the mental health centers they closed years ago. This is stupid.

Tired of Trump complaints: Is it the same person that constantly calls and bad mouths the president? They could not say a good thing. I get tired of reading it. I think he’s a great man. I think the Democrats are sore losers. You couldn’t say anything about Barack Obama because it would be racist. I just get tired seeing the same old complaints, complaints, complaints.

Trump and the Saudis: Don’t count on our president doing anything about the Saudis even if they did kill (the Washington Post columnist) because he’s in bed with them. Remember, he owes the Russians money and he owes the Saudis money. He’s not going to do anything.

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